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Christmas Countdown for Pastors

The week before Christmas always feels different. The calendar is full. The phone keeps buzzing. Expectations are high. And for many churches, this weekend and Christmas Eve will bring people through the doors who have not been there in months or maybe even years.

This is not a normal week, and it should not be treated like one. What pastors do in these next few days can shape not only a Christmas service, but also how people see the church and hear the gospel. […]

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Christmas Around the Word

We asked BBFI missionaries a few questions about what Christmas is like where they serve. Their responses provide insight not only into what Christmas looks like around the world, but also the opportunities and struggles this season brings for our missionaries.  […]

December

Swaddling Clothes

Nothing that men ever imagined, nothing that men ever thought, nothing that men ever said, nothing that men ever did, nothing that men ever recorded has touched the hem of the garment of the circumstantial manner of the birth of a Savior in the city of David, who is Christ the Lord. Noel Smith, founding editor of the Baptist Bible Tribune shares a glimpse of the original Christmas story. […]